Archaeologists Say Building Stonehenge May Have Been Lot Easier Than Imagined
- 8 years ago
It turns out that transporting the massive stones used to build Stonehenge may not been as big a challenge as is typically imagined.
Stonehenge has baffled experts for some time, both for its possible use and how, without the use of powerful machinery, it was built in the first place.
On the latter mystery, it turns out that transporting the massive stones from Pembrokeshire, Wales to Wiltshire, England, may not have been as big of a challenge as is typically imagined.
Based on a recent experiment by University College London, rolling the rocks along timbers would have made their 140-mile transport somewhat effortless, reports The Telegraph.
Stonehenge has baffled experts for some time, both for its possible use and how, without the use of powerful machinery, it was built in the first place.
On the latter mystery, it turns out that transporting the massive stones from Pembrokeshire, Wales to Wiltshire, England, may not have been as big of a challenge as is typically imagined.
Based on a recent experiment by University College London, rolling the rocks along timbers would have made their 140-mile transport somewhat effortless, reports The Telegraph.